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…The defendants have accepted their full liability for the negligence which resulted in the collision and so this case comes to me solely for assessment of damages to be paid to the plaintiff as compensation for the injuries…

…All that judges and courts do is to award sums which must be regarded as giving reasonable compensation. In the process there must be an endeavour to secure some uniformity in the general method of approach.…

…The medical evidence shows that the plaintiff’s complaints for which he is justified in seeking compensation are loss of the right leg and the consequential inability to work or use the leg.…

…The evidence from the Ministry of Labour, Mombasa: It was given by Mr Francis Gitau who is incharge of workmen’s compensation.…

…performance of his duties the plaintiff had totally fallen from grace by accepting bribes from those candidates he interviewed for jobs and so did not deserve to continue in his employment and they should not be ordered to pay compensation…

…It is only by adding up the awards in both cases cited by Mr Ringera that one gets roughly closer (if that is possible) to “compensation which would give the injured reparation for the wrongful act and for all the material…

…Mr A M Nathwani, one of the partners of Tononoka Haulage Contractors testified that that firm compensated the ultimate consignee for the loss thus sustained and in its turn deducted the amount of the compensation thus paid…

…At all events the Workmens Compensation Act report says it was 5 pm. In my view the balance of probabilities are tht the latter was the correct time. That point was not, however noticed by either counsel.…

…Therefore Kshs. 30,000 would be fair and adequate compensation for pain and suffering and loss of amenities. With the special damages of Kshs 1,010 the total of damages was Kshs 31,010.…

…the learned trial judge found that the first defendant, was not liable on the exemption clauses contained in the warehouse warrants, and indeed Securicor was an independent contractor, to whom the plaintiff must look for compensation…